Intel HD Graphics 520 vs AMD Radeon R4 Graphics

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and AMD Radeon R4 Graphics videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics 520

AMD Radeon R4 Graphics

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 520

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 342
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 99
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 4.721
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 143.083 vs 107.613
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.445
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.958 vs 10.612
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.182 vs 13.097
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 951 vs 701
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1462 vs 1338
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 1811
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 951 vs 701
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1462 vs 1338
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 1811

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 11 June 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	864 vs 342
PassMark - G2D Mark	209 vs 99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852 vs 4.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083 vs 107.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243 vs 0.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.958 vs 10.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182 vs 13.097
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	951 vs 701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1462 vs 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337 vs 1811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	951 vs 701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1462 vs 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337 vs 1811

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R4 Graphics

2.7x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
5.3x more pipelines: 128 vs 24
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8386 vs 3993

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	128 vs 24
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	8386 vs 3993

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R4 Graphics

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

864

342

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

209

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3993

8386

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.852

4.721

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.083

107.613

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.243

0.445

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.958

10.612

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.182

13.097

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

701

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

1338

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

1811

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

701

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

1338

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

1811

Name	Intel HD Graphics 520	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
PassMark - G3D Mark	864	342
PassMark - G2D Mark	209	99
Geekbench - OpenCL	3993	8386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852	4.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083	107.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243	0.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.958	10.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182	13.097
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	951	701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1462	1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	1811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	951	701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1462	1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	1811
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 520	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	Beema
Launch date	1 September 2015	11 June 2014
Place in performance rating	1381	1540
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	24	128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	930 million
Floating-point performance		204.8 gflops
Texture fill rate		6.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	IGP
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	System Shared
Shared memory	1
Technologies
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